[NonTypicalCPA]

Dark Side..... Bleeding Edge..... Renegades...... Outlaws...... Bad Boys.....

Yep, that's what we are

Someone's got to do it! At least we'll be able to find food when it hits the fan.

 

[woodwes]

Got a Rad Rover and a Rambo trailer about a month ago for hunting this fall/winter. Hunt a big private property with well maintained (bush-hogged) logging roads. Am looking forward to quietly slipping into places most folks won't walk into. Really like it so far.

 

[TX_RDXguy]

Got a Rad Rover and a Rambo trailer about a month ago for hunting this fall/winter. Hunt a big private property with well maintained (bush-hogged) logging roads. Am looking forward to quietly slipping into places most folks won't walk into. Really like it so far.

Looks like an ideal setup to get you in and around your place as quietly as you could hope to be. I'm expecting a two wheel trailer from QuietKat in a few days and will put it to use in a week or so ferrying a new feeder into the north side of my property. With only 15 miles on it, I'm just getting familiar with gear selection and matching power settings. I like it a lot so far. Good luck with yours and ride safe!

 

[Ez3putt]

Pretty sweet. I got the same RAD platform rear rack for my VeeGo 750. Looks like that Rambo cart attaches pretty easily. When I am at the fish camp, my bike becomes my primary form of transportation just because it is so much fun to ride. I have put 270 miles on it since March.

TX is right about practice. I have found that when pig-trailing through the woods where there is no logging road, using throttle only works best for slow speed maneuvering around trees, stumps, holes, rocks etc.

Congratulations on your new ride and have fun.

 

[TX_RDXguy]

Love the fishing camp rear setup EZ3! Just watch out for low bridges

 

[Ez3putt]

LOL, no bridges to worry about between here and the marina. Just a few low hanging branches I have to avoid. Funny you should mention it though. The ceiling in our parking garage is high enough to accommodate the rods on the bike. The first time I used the cooler on the bike, as I was exiting the garage I heard the all too familiar THWACK, THWACK, of rod tips hitting cement. The entrance to the garage is quite a bit lower. Luckily, no damage to the rods.

 

[TX_RDXguy]

I have 3 barronet big cat 350's and will test getting them in but that opening isn't too wide,.. neither are the handlebars on my rad rover though.

Will give it a try when I test deploy them all this summer in the yard. Thanks TDX

The Baronet BC 350s will work. I did a test setup at storage today and was able to get the two wheel trailer and bike in the blind with no issues and space to spare. The key is having the door corner two sides free and the middle edge stakes out. That will let you easily get the corner door open 2'+ and have room to get the bike and cart inside without too much difficulty.

 

[TX_RDXguy]

I pulled out the new QuietKat "cart" this past weekend and drug it around the property with a few things packed into it.

It's a far more stable vehicle to pull compared to the one-wheel trailer. The rack angle is adjustable as well so I can see loading and strapping game on it without too much trouble.

 

[TX_RDXguy]

Still not many miles yet but the 30 have been all trail miles and pulling something. I've shifted from the QuietKat one wheel trailer (good for light loads only) to their two wheel cart (too bouncy with weight) to the Hawke Crawler cart. It has a 4 wheel system, the tires are foam filled so no flats to be concerned about and it handles heavy loads very well.

eBike maintenance so far has been washing the mud off it and clearing weeds out of the spokes, gears and idler. I do plan to get some dry chain lube this week and apply it.

I've got a couple more trips to make to finish the feeder work and one ladder stand to put up. I suspect I'll use the bike some more to get that done.

The mid 70s to mid 90s with 70/80% humidity is already a PIMA working outside. I'd like to ask the good Lord to send me about two weeks of 60-80 degree temperatures.....

 

[robertyb]

That trail you are riding on looks wide enough to get a truck in there. It would be a lot easier if so.

 

[xpert66]

Got the Lectric XP fat tire for $899. Coming in August

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[TX_RDXguy]

That trail you are riding on looks wide enough to get a truck in there. It would be a lot easier if so.

Width here isn't an issue but it's the widest point of the trail system. The creek crossings are pretty narrow and if I owned it, the rules would be different . It would be ATV accessible for sure.

 

[TomOnTheRun]

That trail you are riding on looks wide enough to get a truck in there. It would be a lot easier if so.

But the e-Bike is so much quieter. I'd take the bike.

 

[robertyb]

But the e-Bike is so much quieter. I'd take the bike.

I think you missed the point. It is taking him 5 or 6 trips to haul everything in by the bike and cart so I was suggesting that if he could a truck would be a lot easier. He is making numerous trips and lots of noise anyway and 1 trip with a vehicle would do it.
If it is a moot point though as he can't get one in there.

 

[TX_RDXguy]

I think you missed the point. It is taking him 5 or 6 trips to haul everything in by the bike and cart so I was suggesting that if he could a truck would be a lot easier. He is making numerous trips and lots of noise anyway and 1 trip with a vehicle would do it.
If it is a moot point though as he can't get one in there.

You nailed it. I can't use one and the trails are just not wide enough everywhere for even the smallest truck. There is little to no noise with the bike and compared to the previous "walking it in", it's much faster. A smallish 2 seat electric AWD ATV with heat and air would be perfect.....

 

[TomOnTheRun]

Duly noted. I was think from a position of gaining experience trying different hauling methods on the E-bike as well as being stealthy. Of course easy for me to say typing on my Mac sitting on my arse.

 

[TomOnTheRun]

I moved some Koplin gun holders from my buggy to the bike basket and I think I have a workable xbow holder.

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Nicely balanced too. It's good to get lucky once in a while!

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TX, that is a cool DYI fix for your Xbow. Curious about the trail shock from bike to Xbow.

 

[TX_RDXguy]

TX, that is a cool DYI fix for your Xbow. Curious about the trail shock from bike to Xbow.

It won't be an issue Tom unless you dump the bike. My ride comparison is my electric cart which rode OK but frankly had a stiff ride from the off-road suspension. I carried my xbows in the same holders which are soft and flexible.

On the "dump" note, I also keep my seat low enough that if I need to drop one or both feet for emergency stability I can easily do it.

 

[TX_RDXguy]

I'll give this a try tomorrow hauling in more feeder corn. I added a receiver to the left side handle and used the QuietKat carts coupling bar. This lowers the carts connection to axle height which gives me better control pulling and turning.

6" of 1.25 DOM x .120 fit the QK bar perfectly. A few tack welds from the Miller and I think it's good.

I swapped out the pin set for a bigger set as well.

Used some old rubber bungees to fill in some bar gaps for corn hauling.

It's a long arrangement but thankfully I don't have any really tight turns to manage.

 

[TX_RDXguy]

I was successful today but the angle of the pull rod is pretty flat to Crawlers handle. The front section of the cart needs to be up a good bit. The QuietKat cart has wheels 2X the hight of the Crawlers so it's nose is about 5" higher.

I'm toying with the idea of a hard bend on the left and right sides of the handle section of the Crawler cart.

The feeder is full (70 day supply) and I got the ground below it cleared. I tossed out a bag of B&J to see if the smell of it will bring in the deer.

This guy has been snooping around lately and definitely has future potential.